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The First Christians Were Not Socialists
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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We are called to be generous, not to abandon private property
Some critics say not only that Catholics can besocialists, but that they should be socialists because that was how the first Christians lived. They cite Acts 2:45, which says, “all who believed were together and had all things in common; and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need.” But when we examine the biblical and historical evidence a different picture emerges: the first Christians lived in communities that practiced voluntary charity rather than mandatory communism or socialism.
Classic socialism (which in many contexts is interchangeable with the term “communism”) rejects the natural right to own private property. Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of the popular socialist magazine Jacobin wrote in 2016, “Radically changing things would mean taking away the source of capitalists’ power: the private ownership of property.” This is why Pope Leo XIII said, “the main tenet of socialism, [the] community of goods, must be utterly rejected.”
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The First Christians Were Not Socialists
Were the first Christians socialists? Let's look at what the New Testament and other Christian writings, along with pagan sources, actually say.
We Don’t Need Gun Control, We Need To Classify Gender Dysphoria As A Mental Illness Again
- American Politics
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As I posted in another thread, there have been approximately 4000 mass shootings in the US since 2018. 4 (or 5 if you count the Club Q guy, who, iirc, probably isn't actually trans) by trans people. That's about 0.1%, or ten times lower than the trans population in the US.The transgender population is only a tiny percentage of the overall population yet within the tiny transgender population the number of mass shootings is indeed high. This was not an isolated incident:
These are all the mass shootings committed by trans people in the US
The latest case occurred on Wednesday at a Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis.thepostmillennial.com
I'm sure it seems high - especially because right wing media loves to play up anything that might stoke hatred against trans people, so any incidents like this will be endlessly harped upon and reported as if it's a huge problem - but the data says otherwise.
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Winona-Rochester Diocese mourns death of its seventh bishop
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Bishop Bernard Harrington(KTTC TV)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) - The Diocese of Winona-Rochester is mourning the loss of its seventh bishop.
The diocese announced on its Facebook page that Bishop Bernard Harrington died on Saturday.
Bishop Bernard J. Harrington was born on September 6, 1933, to John and Norah Harrington. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 6, 1959, and served in many capacities, including Pastor, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, and Rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary. On November 23, 1993, he was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Bishop Harrington was then named the bishop of Winona and installed on January 6, 1999. He served as the bishop the Winona-Rochester Diocese until May 7, 2009. During that time, he oversaw many initiatives in the diocese, including calling forth the first cohort of deacons ordained within our diocese, creating the Seeds of Faith endowment for faith formation and Catholic school scholarships, and the expansion of services offered by Catholic Charities.
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Winona-Rochester Diocese mourns death of its seventh bishop
The Diocese of Winona-Rochester is mourning the loss of its seventh bishop.
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Pope Leo XIV meets Fr. James Martin at the Vatican
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Pope Leo Meets With Homo-Heretic James Martin
The meeting comes less than a week after the trans shooting in Minneapolis - is Leo sending us a message? Fr. James Martin gloats on X about his meeting today with Pope Leo. Dear friends: I was profoundly grateful for my audience at the Apostolic Palace with the Holy Father @Pontifex this...
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53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically
- By Michie
A web-exclusive supplement to Lawrence Mykytiuk's BAR articles identifying real Hebrew Bible people
An earlier version of this Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014. It has been updated.—Ed.
Sargon II, one of fifty Hebrew Bible figures identified in the archaeological record.
In “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible” in the March/April 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Purdue University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk lists 50 figures from the Hebrew Bible who have been confirmed archaeologically.
His follow-up article, “Archaeology Confirms 3 More Bible People,”published in the May/June 2017 issue of BAR, adds another three people to the list. The identified persons include Israelite kings and Mesopotamian monarchs as well as lesser-known figures.
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www.biblicalarchaeology.org
An earlier version of this Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014. It has been updated.—Ed.
Sargon II, one of fifty Hebrew Bible figures identified in the archaeological record.
In “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible” in the March/April 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Purdue University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk lists 50 figures from the Hebrew Bible who have been confirmed archaeologically.
His follow-up article, “Archaeology Confirms 3 More Bible People,”published in the May/June 2017 issue of BAR, adds another three people to the list. The identified persons include Israelite kings and Mesopotamian monarchs as well as lesser-known figures.
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53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically
Discover 53 real people from the Hebrew Bible confirmed by archaeology, including kings, pharaohs, and officials. Based on scholarly research by Lawrence Mykytiuk, this list links biblical figures to authentic ancient inscriptions.
Hamas knows exactly what it is doing. Starvation is a bargaining chip; the emaciated hostage is a living press release.
- By FireDragon76
- News & Current Events (Articles Required)
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Israel continues to help the United States deal with traditional security threats. The two countries share intelligence on terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and Middle Eastern politics. Israel's military experiences have shaped the United States' approach to counterterrorism and homeland security. The two governments work together to develop sophisticated military technology, such as the David's Sling counter-rocket and Arrow missile defense systems, which may soon be ready for export to other U.S. allies. Israel has also emerged as an important niche defense supplier to the U.S. military, with sales growing from $300 million per year before September 11 to $1.1 billion in 2006, due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel's military research and development complex has pioneered many cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the face of modern war, including cyberweapons, unmanned vehicles (such as land robots and aerial drones), sensors and electronic warfare systems, and advanced defenses for military vehicles.
The U.S.-Israeli alliance has paved the way for the countries to cooperate on far more than just traditional security issues. In part because of the long-standing political and security relationship between the United States and Israel, most Israelis know the United States and harbor positive feelings toward it. Israeli companies looking for a global market for their products have often viewed their American counterparts as partners of choice. So today, Israeli civilian technological innovations are helping the United States maintain its economic competitiveness, promote sustainable development, and address a range of non-military security challenges.
Dozens of leading U.S. companies have set up technology incubators in Israel to take advantage of the country's penchant for new ideas, which is why Bill Gates observed in 2006 that the "innovation going on in Israel is critical to the future of the technology business." Likewise, Israeli high-tech firms often turn to U.S. companies as partners for joint production and marketing opportunities in the United States and elsewhere, creating tens of thousands of American jobs. And although Israelis make up just three percent of the population of the Middle East, in 2011 Israel was the destination of 25 percent of all U.S. exports to the region, having recently eclipsed Saudi Arabia as the top market there for American products.
Friends with Benefits: Why the U.S.-Israeli Alliance Is Good for America
The bilateral relationship is based on tangible, steadily increasing security and economic interests, not just shared values.www.washingtoninstitute.org
The US-Israeli relationship is mostly a relic of the Cold War. Like the US involvement in Vietnam, it's part of a colonial legacy that has been bequeathed to the US. Now that the Cold War is over, and Israel is firmly in the hands of a government opposed to liberal democratic norms and international law, the calculus of the relationship has shifted more towards liability than asset.
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